October 6 by Walter Otto Koenig

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06-Oct-2019

October 6

Berthing

The 82,000 ton cruise ship MS Oosterdam arriving this morning.
Securing of the lines is still done manually, no matter what size or type the vessel may be.
Within a few minutes they had sixteen lines in place.

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Chris P.		03-Jan-2020 04:46
You have a real eye and artistry for landscape photos.

Bryan Murahashi		08-Oct-2019 03:45
An amazing sight and capture.

Julie Oldfield		08-Oct-2019 00:57
Amazing! The size difference is captivating. V

bill friedlander		07-Oct-2019 18:08
A few small men securing a behemoth. V

danad		07-Oct-2019 16:45
Superbly composed ! V.

pkocinski		07-Oct-2019 12:36
Cool shot!

Stephanie		07-Oct-2019 12:16
Nice to see this view Walter. It amazes me how they can secure a vessel of this size within minutes!

janescottcumming		07-Oct-2019 11:29
This really gives you a sense of size with the people handling the lines. V

Yvonne		07-Oct-2019 09:56
Amazing to see what is needed to get the ship onside.. v

Graeme		07-Oct-2019 09:01
Some amazing work going on here and so fast too, Walter. Cannot imagine it being that easy to park a 82,000 ton ship!! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		07-Oct-2019 06:16
A beautiful and interesting moment, well capture.

Fong Lam		07-Oct-2019 04:35
Great shot of these men at work and it's certainly not an easy task...V

joseantonio		07-Oct-2019 04:10
must be lovely to be there to watch their work.V.

laine		07-Oct-2019 03:24
A great moment to be there, Walter.

Neil Marcus		07-Oct-2019 02:30
I like when the throw the "monkey's fist to carry the line to the pier.It takes talent to throw and to catch. This is a good action shot , Walter

Dennis Hoyne		07-Oct-2019 02:21
That would be an interesting procedure to watch!

globalgadabout		07-Oct-2019 02:12
good there remains a role for humans...what a massive ship..

Charlene Ambrose		07-Oct-2019 00:54
Great capture. Must have been interesting to watch that process. I used to enjoy ocean cruises until the ships got too big.

Jim Coffman		07-Oct-2019 00:19
Fantastic image, Walter!!

Carl Carbone		07-Oct-2019 00:14
Amazing. Great capture of the scale and process.

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